Revealed: The Top 20 cases coming up in 2018

05 Feb 2018

This briefing has been published by The Lawyer on 05 February 2018.

Gone are the £14bn bust-ups of 2017; this year, public interest cases reign supreme. The Lawyer Top 20 Cases 2018 hosts a plethora of headline-grabbers including Uber v Transport for London, the NHS blood contamination scandal, a battle against Brexit and a UK claim against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Cases focused on the rights of patients, employees, female workers and the outcome of the referendum will take centre stage. Claimants in the Top 20 this year range from the general public and former company directors to government agencies and not-for-profit organisations.